Archive - 25 July 2018

Staff found the lifeless body of the newborn onboard as they were preparing for landing, the airline says.

UPDATED 10.51PM | Malaysia is one of only 25 countries that deny women the right to confer nationality on their children.

There was tension from the walkout and the Umno party election, says KJ.

SUNGAI KANDIS POLLS | He says there are five clear signs pointing to this.

PARLIAMENT | Minister Liew Vui Keong says this in response to query on govt's stance on Sabah report. 

PARLIAMENT | He says for the sake of the country, the government should go back on its word to abolish the tax.

UPDATED 8.41PM | 'We are open', the party no 2 says when asked which candidate PAS members should vote for.

Umno head says he made Khairy three offers which were refused. 

'We built a huge business for Malaysia Airports,' adds AirAsia boss.

The commission says it does not have the authority to do so.

He says his role as opposition leader is not an autocratic one.

Kota Kinabalu MP wants Sabah ministers to raise the issue at cabinet meetings, pushes for set up of MA63 committee. 

The meeting is to sort out their disagreement over controversial Muslim preacher Zakir Naik.

Laws that require state authorities' consent for underage marriages should be enforced instead, says Mohd Amar Nik Abdullah.

The Islamic State militant group claims responsibility for the attack.

UPDATED 5.47PM | PARLIAMENT | They are calling for a government motion urging a debate on the Jewish nation state. 

PAS MP Rosli Abdul Jabar says his proposal will help Muslims perform their Friday prayers.

Party sec-gen Terrence Siambun says it is the absolute right of Sabah to pursue the matter. 

'We do not want more locals living in squatter areas,' CM Shafie Apdal says. 

Three armed men broke into the double-storey house in Nilai and escaped with cash and valuables worth about RM15k, police say.

PARLIAMENT | The Bukit Gelugor MP says the ex-PM may have performed an act detrimental to parliamentary democracy. 

Dzulkefly Ahmad says his ministry is monitoring the practice and will formulate a way to regulate it.

He stresses Sosma, which allows for detention without trial, is needed for counter-terrorism purposes.

Minister Liew Vui Keong says a study is being carried out by the AGC.

Mukhriz Mahathir said Annuar's comment was inappropriate while Xavier Jayakumar of PKR called the latter 'rude'.

UPDATED 4.21PM | The suit had sought damages for the forced exile of Bala's family in relation to Altantuya Shaariibuu's murder.

UPDATED 8PM | SG KANDIS POLLS | The event will feature S'gor MB Amirudin and PKR candidate Zawawi Mughni.

Her lawyer says the prosecution informed the court that AG had accepted the defence's representation.

PARLIAMENT | Harapan manifesto promised opposition leader would be made PAC chair, adds minister. 

Chow Kon Yeow urges the government and MAHB to engage with the Penang administration.

You know better, K'tan MB Ahmad Yaakob replies to Md Alwi Che Ahmad in the state assembly.

UPDATED 4.17PM | The party fails to see funny side of a cartoon mocking PAS-Umno relationship in coming by-election.

SG KANDIS POLLS | BN will use a more 'people-friendly' approach to reach out to people's hearts, adds ex-PM.  

UPDATED 2.29PM | S Ravi Chanderan, who is the last accused in the case, expresses concerns to High Court. 

The boys’ families had previously promised that their children would be ordained in memory of diver Samarn Kunan.

SG KANDIS POLLS | Former PM says the BN candidate is a brave and authoritative politician.

Malaysians who voted in the spirit of anti-kleptocracy and anti-corruption cannot tolerate this impunity, C4 executive director says.

PARLIAMENT | The economic affairs minister says Harapan drafted its manifesto based on net profit percentage.

UPDATED 3.20PM | Minister says the closed-door meeting will be held at his office in Putrajaya this month.

UPDATED 1.45PM | The CEP's actions or decisions are not made unilaterally, he says.

The short-term measure will be in place until a total ban can be implemented, the minister says. 

The ex-NUCC deputy chair says the council submitted the recommendations to the relevant ministry.

SG KANDIS POLLS | Amirudin Shari says Umno's candidate Lokman should stop using religion to promote himself. 

If convicted, the duo could be sentenced to up to 14 years in prison.

SG KANDIS POLLS | Are leaders of these two parties in full support of Lokman Noor, the DAP veteran asks.

Public prosecutor's office has summoned Ricardo Ezzati to speak as a defendant accused of concealment.

COMMENT | So would this Act be used against Zakir Naik?

His oldest daughter, Ivanka, wants to put her energies into advising the White House.

PRK SG KANDIS | Mukhriz pula kecam kenyataan Annuar yang ramal ada PRK di Langkawi.

The US gov't is facing a Thursday court-ordered deadline to reunite over 2000 migrant children separated from parents.

YOURSAY | 'There’s more where this came from. The MACC must get to work.'

Playa News website founder Ruben Pat is shot dead, weeks after he complained of being beaten up by police.

The parliamentary committee says the problem is endemic at the workplace but is not being taken seriously. 

YOURSAY | ‘Lump everything in Finance Ministry and you get a repeat of what happened before.’

Of the women taking sildenafil, sold under the name Viagra, 11 babies died due to possibly related lung condition.

European Commission offers to pay the countries more than RM28k per migrant taken in.

COMMENT | One of the biggest lessons it can learn from BN is - don’t assume people are stupid.

KINI ROUNDUP | Key headlines you may have missed yesterday, in brief.